Cuff-holder



(No Model.)

H. J. DALE.

, GUPP HOLDER. No. 410,750. Patented Sept. 10, 1889.

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UNITED STATES HENRY J. DALE, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

LAKE VIEW, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES J. DALE, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,750, datedSeptember 10, 1889.

Application filed April 12, 1839- Serial No. 306,967. (No model.)

To a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY J. DALE, a oitizen of the United States,residing at Lake View, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Omit-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cuif-holding devices of theclass which are secured to the sleeves of garments, and afford aconvenient attachment whereby to secure the cuffs in position; and myobject is to provide such a device of simple and improved constructionwhich shall enable the cuff to be readily inserted and as readilywithdrawn, and maintain it, when inserted, secure in its adjustedposition.

To this endmy invention consists in the construction hereinafter setforth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in front elevation of my improvedcuff-holder with a part broken away; Fig. 2, a view in rear elevation ofthe same; Fig. 3,a longitudinal section of the device, taken on the line3 3 of Fig. 2 and viewed in the direction of the arrows, showing thedevice secured to the sleeve of a garment with a cuff inserted ready tobe clamped; Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig 3, showing the cuff clamped inthe holder.

A is the body portion of the device, comprising a flat strip of stiffspringy metal bent over, as shown, to produce a long arm A and a shortarm A and afford a springy connection between them. The long arm isprovided on its rear side with a double spring pin 13, firmly secured inplace, the catches for the points of which are aiforded by flangedprojections 75 on the arm A.

O is a clamp comprising the jaw s and thumb-piece s, and pivotallysupported on the end of the arm A When the clamp is closed, the free endof the jaw s is normally in contact with the adjacent side of the arm A.

In operation the cuff-holder maybe secured by the spring-pin to eitherthe outer side of a shirt-sleeve or the inner side of a coatsleeve Y, asshown. When the holder is fastened upon the latter, the cuff may be puton and removed with the coat, and during wear be always caused by properadjustment of the holder to project the desired distance beyond thecoat-sleeve.

To use my improved holder, the cuff X is pressed inward against the jaws of the clamp, being guided by the surface of the arm A, causing theclamp to open and thecuff to extend to the base 19 of the body portion,as shown in Fig. 3. The lever s is then pressed down to cause the jaw sto bear against the cuff, and in its engagement therewith move the cufffrom the base 19 and bind it against the arm A, as shown in Fig. 4E. Therelative springy quality of the arms A A permits the clamp to be readilyclosed upon the cuff, while it serves to hold the latter in adjustedposition with the required firmness.

The cuff may be readily removed from the holder by pressing it inwardtoward the base 19, (to the position shown in Fig. 3,) which opens theclamp and permits the cufi to be withdrawn.

One advantage of myimproved holder with its pivotal clamp over thosewherein the clamping is produced by the spring arms alone, whichnormally touch, is that in the latter the cuff has to be inserted andremoved against the resistance of the spring, and each such insertionand withdrawal of the cuff tends to produce wear upon the latter andinjury to it, while in the use of my device there is no materialfriction upon thecuif, and the force with which it is held when adjustedis much greater than would be practicable in the other device abovementioned.

Although I prefer to employ the double spring-pin B, a single pin oranalogous securing mechanism could be employed to fasten the holder inoperative position upon asleeve.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a cuff-holder, the combination of the spring body portion A,comprising a long arm A and a short arm A pivotal clamp 0 upon the endof the arm A having a thumb portion 8 and a jaw 8, closing normallyagainst the face of the arm A, and a securing-pin B on the back of thearm A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY J. DALE.

In presence of- J. W. DRYENFORTH, M. J. BowERs.

